Theoretical aspects of the studied language

Future and conditional

What is often called the future tense of English is formed using the auxiliary will. The simple future is will write, the future progressive (continuous) is will be writing, the future perfect is will have written, and the future perfect progressive (continuous) is will have been writing. Traditionally (though now usually in formal English only) shall is used rather than will in the first person singular and plural; see shall and will.

The conditional, or "future-in-the-past", forms are made analogously to these future forms, using would (and should) in place of will (and shall).
Expressing passive voice

The passive voice in English is normally expressed with a form of the copula verb be (or sometimes get) together with the past participle of the main verb. In this context be is not a stative verb, so it may occur in progressive forms. Examples:

• 
  The house was built last year.
  
• 
  The house is being built at the moment.
  
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  The house will be built by our firm. (a prepositional phrase with by expresses the performer of the action)
  
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  I was given a blueprint. (here the subject of the passive corresponds to the indirect object of the active)
  
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  He was said to know the house's dimensions. (special construction related to indirect speech)
  

Imperatives

Imperatives are expressed with the base form of the verb, normally with no subject: Take this outside! Be good! It is possible to add the second person pronoun you for emphasis: You be good!